Iowa Plans New State Office Building Development
A state committee led by Senator Ray Emerson discusses building a new Iowa office complex. Plans include visiting Omaha and Minnesota sites, selecting an architect, and choosing a site east of the state house with a possible adjacentarea. A cafeteria is expected inside, addressing the current lack of on site eating facilities. The extensive defense shell loading plant near Burlington will be finished by September, employing 9,000 plus workers transforming 20,000 acres, with millions of feet of lumber steel and concrete used in construction.
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Iowa
Ray Emerson
Creston Republican
State Executive Council
Insuranceuilding
Omaha
Neb
Minnesota
Wisconsin
State House
Grand Avenue
Legislative Committee
Town
Federal Defense
Burlington
John C. Lowry
Army
Three local graduates finish state teachers college
Cedar Falls area students Ednah Mae Kamm of West Union, William Hitch of Elgin, and Vida Burrington of Arlington completed Teacher’s College programs this year. Kamm earned a kindergarten primary diploma, Hitch a bachelor of arts, and Burrington a kindergarten primary diploma.
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Fayette County
Cedar Falls
Ednah
Mae Kamm
West Union
William Hitch
Elgin
Vida Burrington
Arlington
Fortieth wedding anniversary observed at home
Mr and Mrs Fred Gehring celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary Sunday with a family dinner. Witnesses of the marriage remaining include Mrs Gehrings sister Mrs Wm Wilson of Oelwein. Attending were their daughter Hazel and son Charles with his wife and children Jack and Janice, Mr and Mrs Wm Wilson of Oelwein and Mrs F W Hughes.
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Fred Gehring
Chas. Gehring
Hazel
Charles
Jack
Janice
Wm. Wilson
Oelwein
F. W. Hughes
Double Shower for Loftsgard and Reierson Brides-to-Be
Bessie Anderson and her mother hosted a double kitchen shower at the Anderson home on Tuesday afternoon May 27 honoring Aldora Loftsgard and Marjorie Reierson. Entertainment included games with prizes, followed by delicious refreshments served by the hostesses. Guests listed include Mrs. Ole Loftsgard, Mrs. L. C. Reierson, Mrs. Ralph Reed, Mrs. Enoch Mark, Mrs. H. A. Fiskerbeck, Mae Gulsvig, Josephine Loftsgard, Arlene Hanson, Winifred Groth, Lilian Loftsgard, Edna Loftsgard, Jeanette Loftsgard, Selina Olson, Thelma Mark, Bernice and Gladys Peterson, Carol June and Lorraine Jacobin, Julia Wettleson, Hildur and Ruth Opsand, and Elizabeth and Ardis Fiskerbeck.
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Bessie Anderson
Chris Anderson
Aldora Loftsgard
Marjorie Reierson
Anderson
Pee
Ole Loftsgard
L. C. Reierson
Ralph Reed
Enoch Mark
H. A. Fiskerbeck
Mae Gulsvig
Josephine Loftsgard
Arlene Hanson
Winifred Groth
Lillian
Edna Loftsgard
Jeanette Loftsgard
Selina Olson
Thelma Mark
Bernice
Gladys Peterson
Carol June
Lorraine Jacobin
Julia Wettleson
Hildur
Ruth Opsand
Elizabeth
Ardis Fiskerbeck
Samuel Mosby Undergoes Operation at Gunderson Memorial
Samuel Mosby, treated at Gunderson Memorial Hospital in La Crosse Wisconsin last week, had surgery on Saturday. He is progressing but weak after several days. G J Mosby and family visited Tuesday afternoon and await his return home likely by week’s end. James Duff met his aunt Ida Christen and others Saturday afternoon, while Mrs George Landsgard left for Huron South Dakota to visit Olavus Olson and Mrs Anson Olson for about a week.
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Samuel Mosby
Gunderson Memorial Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
G. J. Mosby
James Duff
Ida Christen
Ole Torkelson
Otto
Tom
George Landsgard
Huron
S. D
Olavus Olson
Anson Olson
Buttermakers to Meet Thursday in Iowa
Ed Riser, buttermaker for the Postville Farmers' Cooperative creamery, expects more than 100 attendees from northeastern Iowa for the Iowa Creamery Operators association meeting in the state. About 75 butter samples will enter state scoring and judging contests led by A. W. Gordon and Prof. A. W. Rudnick.
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Ed Riser
Postville Farmers’ Cooperative Creamery Company
Iowa
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
A. W. Gordon
Dairy Record
A. W. Rudnick
Iowa State College
Lutheran Parochial School Seeks Local Students in Elgin
A Highland Lutheran parish school in Elgin invites enrollment from residents of nearby areas. Current enrollees include Norma, Dorothy, Delores, Janice, Ivan, Dean Torkelson, Doris, Robert, Jack Hanson, Betty, Kenneth Larson, Maxine, and Edna Neis son. Classes will continue for three weeks.
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Dren
Highland Lutheran
Elgin
Norma
Dorothy
Delores
Janice
Ivan andDean Torkelson
Doris
Robert
Jack Hanson
Betty
Kenneth Larson
Maxine
Edna Neisson
New Corn Elevator Filgin Canning Plant Workmen Build
Workers are erecting a new corn elevator at the Filgin Canning Company to transport corn from husking sheds to the third floor for cutting. The old elevator, in use since 1912, weakened by wear and weather, risked failure next season.
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Filgin Canning Company
WSCS Meeting at Methodist Church Next Thursday
The WSCS general meeting will be held at the Methodist church on June 12 with a Circle Ruth committee serving led by Mrs. Leo Schori and others. Summer day trips include Keith Thomas assisting at the creamery and several families planning trips to Faribault and Fayette for vacations and commencement ceremonies.
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WSCS
Methodist Church
Ruth
Leo Schori
Ed Klingman
Adella Chapman
Walter Bovis
W. H. Pollock
Keith Thomas
Lyle Wilson
Ed Medberry
Walter Ash
Faribault
Minn
Ida Casper
Champaign
R. P. Strauch
R. P. Strauch and Family. Mrs. Strauch
Betty
Paul Waters
Tommy
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Ern Holzer
Louise Neuenschwander
Rob Grimes
Alma Ruth
Fayette
Upper Iowa University
Ernestine Holzer
Georgia Lou Grimes
Wayne Durscher
Wm. Haas
Melba Tolman
Kathleen Steele
Chicago
Elgin
Miss Steele
Death of Alex Muncie in Houston Texas
James and John Muncie received a Sunday message that their brother Alex Muncie died in Houston Texas. John traveled there to arrange burial in Wadena cemetery. Alex formerly lived on the Probert farm in Highland township before joining Pure Oil Co. and later served as transport manager at Houston.
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James
John Muncie
Alex
Houston
Texas
John
Wadena
Alex Muncie
Probert
Highland Township
Pure Oil Co
Minneapolis
Renewal of Driver Licenses Starts June 9 1941
The state will begin renewing driver licenses on June 9 1941. A previous release misstated the date as June 2 1941 due to a typographical error. Iowa sheriffs will control the distribution of applications, a long standing practice seen by the public as the authority for license renewals.
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Iowa
Methodist Sunday School Picnic and Program
The Methodist Sunday School plans its annual picnic for families and friends, weather permitting at West Union fair grounds. Each family should bring a covered dish and sandwiches. Sunday at 10 a.m. the children will present a program of memory work from Bible school. Fifty pupils have enrolled over two weeks.
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West Union Fair Grounds
O E S Meeting and Community Notices
O E S will hold its final meeting before summer on Wednesday evening June 11. Members and officers are urged to attend for refreshments. Dorothy Friederich visited her aunt Mrs Sam Lehman last week. Dr and Mrs D E B Tinker moved to the Capper house above Hansons grocery. The Kolman family will occupy the Tinkers’ old apartment. Mr and Mrs Paul Zurbriggen went to Britt for army draft. Mrs Zurbriggen plans to teach at Shell Rock again next year. Mr and Mrs Marvin Diamond and others visited Dr and Mrs H H Wolf over the weekend. Mrs Peter Wolf returned to Chicago Sunday night.
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Dorothy Friederich
Sam Lehman
D. EB. Tinker
Capper
Main Street
Hanson's
Lyle Coleman
Holzer House
Franklin Street
Paul Zurbriggen
Britt
Draft Board
Turkey River Runs Wild Highest Water Since 1916
Harald Fischer plans to leave here June 18 for San Francisco to join Bank of America as an officer returning to banking after years in business here. He expects three months of training and then permanent location.
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Turkey
Harald Fischer
San Francisco
Calif
Bank of America
Methodist Club Prepares 25th Anniversary at St Pauls
Active preparations are under way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of St Pauls Methodist church. Pastors who have served the charge are being invited to participate in an afternoon gathering after a noon dinner, with laymen also expected to speak. A 5 p.m. reception will feature Bishop J Ralph Magee of Iowa as principal speaker for the 7 30 p.m. evening meeting. The public is invited.
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St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Ralph Magee
Iowa
Capper's Hatchery Ends Egg Intake Early This Year
Capper's Hatchery will take in its last eggs on Saturday June 7, closing the season on June 30. The 1940 season was busier with more chicks produced, and manager Pear Wigheut-geie estimated about a half million more eggs than last year.
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Capper
Stray Carrier Pigeon Sighting Near Evans Building
A stray carrier pigeon visited Elgin on Sunday, lingered on the Evans building second story ledge, and was caught Monday evening by Lyle Coleman. The bird wore two leg bands but owners remain unknown. People with knowledge of markings or pigeon systems are asked to provide information.
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Elgin
Evans
Lyle Coleman
Nehrings Injured In Illinois Auto Accident
Word was received Sunday that Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Nehring were involved in a Sunday morning auto accident near Toledo Illinois. They were returning from Memorial holiday visits when their car was struck at a crossroad. Mrs Nehring is reported seriously injured while Mr Nehring has minor injuries.
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Henry J. Nehring
Toledo
Illinois
Towa Grand Lodge Attends 98th Iowa Grand Session
R. P. Strauch, W. M. of Silverleaf lodge A F and A M Elgin, plans to depart for Council Bluffs early next week for the 98th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Iowa. He will be joined by a Cler mont lodge officer yet to be decided.
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R. P. Strauch
W. M. Silverleaf Lodge
A. F
A. M
Elgin
Council Bluffs
Grand Lodge of
Iowa
Clermont Lodge
Baptists to Picnic Today at West Union Grounds
Baptist Sunday school members plan an annual picnic today at the West Union fair grounds. Notice: we are closing out our business. Any outstanding accounts should be settled soon at Quality Store in West Elgin. Mrs. Sam Howard and family visited Ed Boleyn. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schupbach of Postville are parents of a 6 pound daughter born last Thursday morning. grandmother Mrs. Anna Schupbach cared for the mother and baby through Sunday.
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Baptist Sunday School
West Union Fair Grounds
Quality Store
West Elgin
Sam Howard
Harley Jones
Ernie
Erna
Donnie Sutter
Ed Boleyn
Herman Schupbach
Postville
Anna Schupbach
Jnew
Otter Creek Stays at Normal Stage During Flood
Turkey river swelled to near record levels on Friday May 30, while Otter Creek remained near normal, averting further town damage in Elgin. Heavy rains northwest of the area caused the flood. many farmers faced washed or filled fields, with some losses total but waters receded by Sunday and fields began to be cultivated again.
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Turkey River
Weibel Mill
Turkey
Otter Creek
Lower
Elgin
Here
Tur key River Valley Flood Destroys Crops and Damages Bridges
Leonard Larson section boss at Elgin led an extra crew to repair a washout near Nordness as flooding across the Turkey river region damaged about 35 acres of crops. Bridges and culverts failed along the river and the Big Water-Martin area, with farms like the Chris Meyer and Becker holdings reporting significant losses. Central States crews worked nonstop to keep roads open, while Decorah and Waukon drew sightseers amid the widespread damage. Continued to last page.
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Leonard Larson
Elgin
Nordness
Here
Brainard
Martin
W F
Chris Meyer
Mr. Meyer
Wengers
Jim Wilson
Mink Creek
Gilbertson
Walt Kohls
Turkey Iriver
Clermont
Turk River
Central States
Becker Farm
Turkey River Valley
Decorah
Waukon
Kenneth
Henry Mark
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Com
Iowa Press Assn
Pindar
Firett Ymca
Buffalo, N.Y
Washington, D. C
Ed Briah Monarchs
Borton
Methodist Sunday School
O. E. S. Meeting
Harold Fischer
Methodists
H. J. Nehring
Towa Grand Lodge
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